Transfer or keep the custom number plates of someone who has died

You can transfer or keep custom plates as long as you are the authorised representative of the estate.

Keeping custom plates on the vehicle

If you are transferring the vehicle with the custom plates, you should follow the steps to transfer the vehicle. The custom plate will be transferred with the vehicle.

Removing custom plates from the vehicle

If you intend to remove the custom plates from the vehicle, you’ll need to do that before you transfer the vehicle. Once you’ve removed the custom plates, you should either:

• cancel the vehicle’s registration, or
• visit a VicRoads Customer Service Centre to get a general issue number plate.

If you don’t intend to assign the custom plates to a vehicle, you will need to place the custom plates on “self-retention”. To do that, you will need to visit a VicRoads Customer Service Centre with:

• a completed Transfer of registration number rights agreement for deceased estate (PDF 197KB) form
• evidence that you are the authorised representative of the estate.

Transferring custom plates not assigned to a vehicle

If the person who has died has custom plates that aren’t assigned to a vehicle, you will need to transfer the rights to display the plates.

To do that, you will need to visit a VicRoads Customer Service Centre with:

• a completed Transfer of registration number rights agreement for deceased estate (PDF 197KB) form
• evidence that you are the authorised representative of the estate.